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Cookie Bite Hearing Loss: What is the best hearing aid?
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I have a Rodgers mic that is directional and handheld. I don't find it works all that well for me. I have tried it in noisy settings. It is directional also. I need to try it again now that I have a new hearing aid along with my CI.
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I tried out a Roger On In I think the model was but it was the latest of this kind. I found it fine one on one but on a small table in a restaurant between my husband and I facing each other it picked up the conversation of the table behind me as well as my husband. I also tried it in the middle of the table with a few guests and it didn't seem to work. I returned it to the audiologist who had no experience with these accessories but maybe with some support it could have worked - when hanging around my husband's neck it was great but if he only turned his head to me when talking it wouldn't be necessary so for the $1500 or whatever it cost not worth it for me.
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The add on products vary. I have found that the Mini Mic 2+ that is available with the Cochlear Americas CI and ReSound hearing aids is excellent. The other manufacturers of CIs also have unique products that require a specific brand of hearing aid for compatibility.
If the Phonak HA and microphone are the products that are compatible with your choice of CI, so you can hear bilaterally, that should be helpful in noisy settings.
Let us know if that helps.